flown missionSuccess

Scout B | BIC

National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch Area 3A — Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USASep 20, 1971, 23:31 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: BIC
Type: Earth Science
Target orbit: Suborbital (Sub)

Suborbital ionospheric study mission

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Sep 20, 1971, 23:31 UTC
Window opens: Sep 20, 1971, 23:31 UTC
Window closes: Sep 20, 1971, 23:31 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 04:29 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Scout B
Family: Scout
Variant: B
Provider: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Type: Government
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Launch Area 3A
Location: Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 37.8495, -75.4725